Apache with vista

[Motoma]

Generally I want to manually open ports as much as possible not have some programs open ports for themselves "behind my back". From their installation instructions
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Select for All Users, on Port 80, as a Service - Recommended if you'd like your new Apache to listen at port 80 for incoming traffic. It will run as a service (that is, Apache will run even if no one is logged in on the server at the moment) Select only for the Current User, on Port 8080, when started Manually if you'd like to install Apache for your personal experimenting or if you already have another WWW server running on port 80."
You don't want to have a port open that you are not using.
My bet is that it is possible for this open port to be manipulated by ...

Completely understandable. If I were to paraphrase, your position would be, "Only install as a service if you intend your machine to be a web server; running Apache as a service on your desktop places both an unnecessary risk, and additional computation on your personal computer."

[r035198x]

Completely understandable. If I were to paraphrase, your position would be, "Only install as a service if you intend your machine to be a web server; running Apache as a service on your desktop places both an unnecessary risk, and additional computation on your personal computer."

I'm not good at paraphrasing so I'll accept that.

[wildthing4ever]

Hello,

I've managed to get Apache running under Vista. If I type in http://localhost, I get the "It works!" page fine.

My problem is that PHP files aren't being executed - if I type in test.php, it will just dump the source code of the file into the browser.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[wildthing4ever]

Hello,

I've managed to get Apache running under Vista. If I type in http://localhost, I get the "It works!" page fine.

My problem is that PHP files aren't being executed - if I type in test.php, it will just dump the source code of the file into the browser.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

How silly of me! Apache's just the web server - I need to install the PHP module!

In fact, I'll just install PHP and use it with IIS 7!

[D Chesnut]

My new OS is Vista Business. I had IIS on XPpro and it worked fine. On Vista, IIS wouldn't work. I downloaded the latest Apache .msi and installed it. My problem is that my web site is visible when Windows Firewall is turned off, but is invisible when turned on. I can't seem to find the way to get past the firewall. Thanks, Don

[D Chesnut]

To install Apache, I downloaded the latest .msi file. I double clicked it and it installed without any problem. I didn't have to go through the command line.
Don

[Neefrust]

On Vista, IIS wouldn't work.

I encountered the same problem a while ago with my IIS6 (Vista). I did what's on this site and it worked.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-to-install-iis-on-windows-vista/

Hope this help,
Matt

[Emms]

Does anyone know how to disable IIS on Vista so it doesn't listen on port 80???

[philmee95]

Does anyone know how to disable IIS on Vista so it doesn't listen on port 80???

Just "upgraded" to vista since a zune update and intel wirless driver update from windows update corrupted my laptop.

Anyways, you can either uninstall iis, reverse steps from the link above your request, or "edit bindings" in iis to listen on a different port. Comp management->Services-> IIS -> default web site (or whatever you named your web site) -> right click and select edit bindings. Change the port IIS uses (80 for web by default).

This is useful for the initial install of apache to make life easier using the msi. Then you can change apaches ports (Listen: port), and move iis back if you want.

if you tell apache to install as a service, you can later edit the service startup to manual, or start automatically. Then the apache monitor can start it with a simple right click of the task bar apache monitor icon. otherwise, you will have to start apache manually and have a command window open as the daemon runs (Apache service, in *nix everything is a daemon instead of a service).

Just what I find easier. Then I know what is running, and get the ease of use of point and click.

[bachstrad]

Have had no end of problems running Apache (within WAMP-Server 2) - on my laptop (Vista).

Could not run PHPMyAdmin - 404 errors.

Eventually found out about the PORT 80 thingy - changed Apache to listen on 8080 - and presto Apache worked - but not "PMA"

So back again - this morning I just by chance hit the combination 'ii' when I was searching for a competely diffferent set of files and Hey Presto at the top of the list of programs up pops "Internet Information Manager IIS" opened it up and there found a Default Database "Binding 80" changed that to 8080 and the rest is History.

All working fine - now all I have to do is learn how to develop a web served database using WAMP Server 2 (which comes with II7 anyway) see you all in about ten years.
BachStrad